I was really worried too. Especially after I got a very unprofessional email from the owner of the hospital. Dr. Pilny handled things as professional as possible, I believe. He stayed in contact with me to check in on Ling Ling. Anyway, yay!

There is 3 doctors at here,
Karen Gorden, DVM ferrets,rabbits and guinea and other exotics
Ned Wynn DVM rabbits , guinea pigs and birds
Tommy Williams DVM not sure what his specialies are
Bandit is currently seeing Ned Wynn for complicated health issues. He explains thing in detail and a very good listern.

He's a great local OC vet if people can't go to Long Beach or LA area. He is a great surgeon and cavy knowledgable. He trained under Ridgeway. He does neuters for $100, which is more than reasonable in these parts. He has his own lovely practice now, and his staff is usually great.

Dr. DiMaria is absolutely fantastic. She is very cavy savvy and has treated all three of my pigs since I brought them home. She sucessfully neutered Eddie, and put him immediately on antibiotics to prevent any issues, he healed beautifully. She is also helping me through Jane's pregnancy and has been very reassuring. Dr. Casey has not treated my pigs yet but I have had very good feedback about her from other pig owners.

He's a great local exotics vet if people can't go to Long Beach or LA area. He is a great surgeon and cavy knowledgable. He trained under Ridgeway. He does neuters for $100, which is more than reasonable in these parts. His staff is great.

Cornell University Hospital for Animals
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401

Phone: 607-253-3060

Cornell has several great exotics vets. I had particularly good experiences with Dr. Ricardo de Matos, but I would recommend any of them. They've done about everything possible to my pigs: Einstein's tooth trims and twisted ankle, Doom's lump removals and cancer diagnosis and euthanasia, Cuddles's spay, Suzi's spay and re-spay (she had super fall-apart ovaries) and the assorted hernia repairs, suture removals, GI stasis hospitalization and whatnot she required afterwards. I was never disappointed in the quality of service or the bedside manner, as all the doctors explained everything to me.

When you check out, they give you a typed up discharge report that is very handy for filing and future reference. The prices are reasonable, too. When I moved out of Ithaca in 2004, an exam was about $40, a tooth trim for a chronic problem was $27, and most antibiotics were $5-10. They were also very fair if they messed something up. For Suzi's re-spay, I didn't pay anything for the surgery itself, just for hospitalization and related services.

Another nice thing is that they have all the equipment and specialists you can imagine. Since Suzi had so many problems with her first spay, when they re-spayed her, they had a surgical specialist doing the surgery and the exotics vets attending. Then they discharged her on a Saturday, and when I brought her back in the next day for GI stasis, they didn't charge me an emergency fee even though it was Sunday.

They also have fairly cheap ultrasounds and X-rays, as all the machinery is just in-house. If they get a blurry X-ray they retake it at no charge.

Personal experience: This vet was recommended by Michelle who runs Whistle Ridge Guinea Pig Rescue, the only guinea pig rescue in Maine. http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/whistleridge.html
She's had various conversations with Dr. Carter about neutering and other gp topics, and said that she knows her stuff.

So far I have only had a wellness check, my girls were given Revolution because they were from a pet store.

Personal experience: Dr. Peckham is very knowledgeable in dogs, cats, and exotics (rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, iguanas). He was referred to by Dr. Carlye Rose from Memorial-610 Hospital.

Jack was in a pinch, and I was able to set an appointment when I contacted them. Dr.Peckham asked several questions about Jack's diet, bedding, and housing. He stressed the importance of long strand timothy hay, and an open cage. He had a hard time understanding the C&C cage, but he approved after I explained how it as contructed. He gave a thorough examination. He looked in Jack's front and back molars, checked his nose and ears, and took xrays. He speaks frankly when explaining, and makes sure the information was understood. He looks at the situation as whole rather than individual cases.

He is quite blunt when talking about what is going on. He does whatever in his power to care for the animals. His staff is also friendly and passionate in treating their patients.

The prices are reasonable: $47 for a regular exam and $10-$30 for medication.

Dr. Carmans' office is approximately a mile south of the University of Maryland. There are 2 or 3 other vets practicing at Lynns', but Dr. Carman is the small animal vet. He gives my pigs regular exams and, in addition, has treated some of them for skin fungal infections. Two of my pigs over the years had tumors and he performed surgery on them, the pigs went on to live good, happy, healthy lives. I also boarded my pigs' at Lynn Animal Hospital when I went on vacation last year. Dr. Carman, the other vets, and the Staff at Lynns' are great, they give the right balance of professional care and cuddles to your pets, whatever type of animal you may have. Dr. Carman is always willing to answer your questions and willing to hear about new treatments, etc., for guinea pigs that you may know about; after all, as he said, guinea pig care isnt' really taught in vet school, and there's always new information out there. I've recommended him to other people who have pets (not just piggies).

Not an absolute expert on pigs, but is very willing to listen if you bring printed out things from GL. She trimmed and filed my adopted pig's teeth when they were trapping his tongue. Knows what meds are dangerous for pigs. If I have an emergency with a small animal they are willing to fit me in that day because they know how fast these guys can go downhill. She has called a vet in Atlanta when she was stumped on one of my pigs. When I was convinced Morrison had a heart problem, she did an X-ray and said she saw nothing except a lot of gas and that if I wanted to try heart meds, that would be fine. (The heart meds worked and she was very happy!) I have never used her for surgery, but she has put my pigs under to check their teeth and they always come back fine!

Dr. Lisa Lembke of Green Oak Veterinary Clinic in Whitmore Lake, MI is part of the Siamese cat rescue I foster for. I have taken cats to her and I have had other dealings with her on several occasions. For the rescue, she is always willing to help and give advice to members who need it.

To confirm, I e-mailed her to ask about treating guinea pigs. She assured me that she treats them and has experience with congestive heart failure, x-rays, dentals, arthritis management.

She asked me to let people know that she is available for such services for anyone in the area looking for a guinea pig vet.

Another vote for Dr. Lembke. I cannot say enough about her and her vet techs. They are all so kind and gentle with my piggie. The doc has always given him the most thorough exam and has always gone over everything in great detail for us. She will continue as our vet. We drive 60 miles away to see her and it is worth it!! She is treating my pig for CHF and he has made a complete turnaround when other vets would not take the time to figure out what was really going on with him.

Dr. Booth used to be at Pope Animal Clinic, also in Memphis. She's a wonderful Vet, and great with piggies and other small animals. Be warned though - Banfield is corporate owned and sometimes they restrict what the doctors can do and what meds they can dispense without exams and diagnostics.

For cavy dental work in San Francisco I strongly recommend going ONLY to Dr. Dustin.

For DENTALS, do NOT go to the other 2 cavy-knowledgeable hospitals in San Francisco (All Pets and Irving Street).

I speak from having had a terrible ordeal with Tolik's teeth where I had to take him to all 3 cavy-knowledgeable hospitals. Finally, Dr. Dustin's tooth trimming did the trick.

She also commented that his teeth were in "TERRIBLE" condition and that his teeth furthest in the back had not been properly trimmed - this despite him having had 2 prior trimmings in 3 weeks. I had virtually given up hope that he would eat again.

Fortunately he was able to eat right after Dr. Dustin's trimming (but unfortunately, Dr. Dustin also correctly diagnosed a lump that had just been misdiagnosed as benign to in fact be lymphoma, from which Tolik passed away 3 months later).

Dr. Dustin (and her assisting vet, Dr. Marcucci) has since become our regular cavy vet and also performed bladder stone removal, treated UTI's, an eye infection, and ovarian cysts.

Personal experience: I used this veterinary practice and my guinea pigs case was quickly refered to Dr. Lawrie who is the "small animal specialist" at the practice. While Health and Safety in the UK and a need for a crisp picture does not allow them to perform X-rays under sedation they seem careful with anasthetic on extremely sick guinea pigs.

The surgery performed the following tests on my guinea pig: X-ray (Dental and full body), bloodwork and an endoscope.

On a client-Vet relationship side, the staff seem friendly and the vets seem to listen to every symptom described. They are willing to investigate aliments suggested by their clients (I asked that his heart be checked which they did.) and when explaining results they don't rush through phone calls and ensure you, the owner, are happy with what's happening before hanging up.

The cost of 3 days intensive care, including the above mentioned tests was £143 (rounded up.)